"Why didn't you tell us? Why keep such a huge secret? If we had combined our strengths, we could have found her sooner!" grandmother sobbed as she looked at Gloria with pain and guilt in her eyes.
She already knew the truth, but she couldn't help but say that out loud.
As for Paul and Freya, if they were told that, perhaps, the whole clan would have known and the enemy alerted. Their sister might have been dead by now. Thankfully, the parents never told them. It could have gotten worse.
"We wanted to but honestly, we were afraid. If the matter slip, the other side might be alerted. Since Noria was placed into this family, I had a strong premonition that Gloria was still alive. At least, that hope gave me the strength to keep on moving.
